#VU67785 Cross-site scripting in Aruba Instant and ArubaOS - CVE-2022-37896

Vulnerability identifier: #VU67785

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37896

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Aruba Instant
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc
ArubaOS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Aruba Networks

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Aruba Instant: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.0 - 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.20, 6.5.4.0 - 6.5.4.23, 8.6.0.0 - 8.6.0.18, 8.7.1.0 - 8.7.1.9, 8.10.0.0 - 8.10.0.1

ArubaOS: 10.3.0.0 - 10.3.1.0

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External links
https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2022-014.txt

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.